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Where Speech is Censored, Democracy is in Danger

Date and time:1/21/2026, 4 PMCultural Policy

Currently, the Akademie der Künste is projecting a video onto its facade on Pariser Platz listing words compiled by the New York Times that are banned under Donald Trump's administration – from “abortion” to “women”.

Facade of the Akademie der Künste at Pariser Platz
Facade of the Akademie der Künste at Pariser Platz
© Akademie der Künste

The projection onto the historic square in the heart of Berlin is intended to remind us that democracy is threatened not only by laws, but also by the enforced conformity of thought, language, and imagination.

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